Jan 14
I do not like fruit cake. I loathe it. If I’m at a wedding and they have fruit cake you can be sure I am not eating that there cake. I know Christmas has come and gone but I did test a couple of cake recipes before Christmas. Let’s call this review a heads up …
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Dec 09
I am really passionate about scones. In fact, years ago a small story about one of my favourite memories of baking/cooking with Edmonds was printed in a special hard cover edition they were publishing at the time. The recipe I chose was the scone recipe. My Dad, who has been gone for 19 years now, …
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Oct 19
Sometimes while looking through the Edmonds, I come across recipes that when I read through them seem doomed to fail for one reason or another. It often makes me put them aside until I have the mental strength to deal with them lol. The recipe for Brandy snaps is one of those. Every time I …
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Sep 15
One of the advantages of being a classical soprano is that you get invited to sing at a variety of events. One of the huge advantages of being a classical soprano and being invited to sing at a variety of events is sponge drops 🙂 As you know by now I have such admiration for …
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Sep 15
Ingredients 2 room temperature eggs 6 Tbsp and 2 tsp (85 g) caster sugar 6 Tbsp (55 g) plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 3 Tbsp and 1 tsp (30 g) cornflour Extra caster sugar Method Separate the eggs. And then beat the whites and caster sugar until really stiff. Fold the yolks in gently. Sift the …
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Jul 03
Marble cake! Marble cake is so pretty with its swirls of brown, pink and yellow. The recipe on page 54 is a typical marble cake recipe, but here are my two issues with it. Firstly, the recipe doesn’t say to ice it – and if ever there was a cake crying out for a …
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Jun 09
Often when people think of gingerbread they picture gingerbread men – soft ginger flavoured biscuits lovingly decorated with icing and other treats. Indeed, in most countries that’s exactly what you will get. There is a huge amount of history behind this kind of gingerbread but alas the gingerbread as described in the Edmonds on page …
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Jun 09
Ingredients 2 cups flour 1 cup brown sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 ½ tblsp ground ginger ½ tsp mixed spice ½ tsp nutmeg 1 tsp cinnamon 1 cup maple syrup (golden syrup can be used instead) ¼ cup water 225 g Butter 2 eggs beaten 250 ml milk Method Preheat …
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Jun 01
OH MY GOSH!!! I think these biscuits have crack in them!!! I love the idea of these biscuits. Honey, cinnamon and oats sounds delish. The recipe can be found on page 42. I do have a couple of issues with this recipe. One is the mixture really is a bit too dry, and the second …
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May 30
There is nothing like sitting down to a nice hot cup of tea (or whatever your thing is) but what makes it even better is a nice bikkie to dunk into the steaming cup. In need of a good dunking biscuit I turned to that old kiwi favourite, the gingernut. The recipe for these can …
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